Art notes: Sept. 15

Published: Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, September 13, 2013 at 1:21 p.m.

Brevard College adjunct faculty member Jason DeCristofaro has been invited by the Symphony of the Mountains (SOM) to compose a work for the Symphony of the Mountains Chamber Ensemble.

DeCristofaro is the featured guest composer at the ensemble's inaugural concert today at Rocky Mount Museum in Piney Flats, Tenn.

DeCristofaro's composition, "Interplay for String Quintet," (the traditional string quartet format of two violins, one viola and one cello, with an additional cello added), will provide the finale for the concert.

"It is truly an honor to be invited to compose music for such a stellar ensemble," DeCristofaro said in a news release.

"I look forward to the opportunity to hear the notes of the ‘Interplay for String Quintet' come to life!"

TRYON

Camera club to meet at TFAC on Tuesday

The Carolina Camera Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at in the Mahler room, Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon.

At the meeting, members will take turns showing and discussing photos taken over the summer break. Vacation photos, photos you would like to show off or have questions about, or just some shots taken walking around town or on local trails will be reviewed and discussed. Bring up to 10 jpg's on a jump drive.

The club is open to anyone interested in photography.

Email rbruce1@ windstream.net or shields@trafford-flynn.com for more information.

ASHEVILLE

Beginning bluegrass classes offered

Beginner bluegrass music classes will start Tuesday at Log Cabin Cooking and Music Center, 111 Bell Road, in the Haw Creek section of East Asheville.

The classes are designed for novices wanting to learn bluegrass banjo, fiddle or mandolin. Teacher Wayne Erbsen is well-known for his ability to teach anyone to play a musical instrument.

Erbson teaches music at Warren Wilson College, is the author of almost 30 self-help music instruction books and is host of "Country Roots," a popular bluegrass and old-time music radio program on Asheville's public radio station, WCQS.

Call 828-299-7031, email banjo@nativeground.com or visit www.nativeground.com for more information about classes, registration, or instrument rentals.

BREVARD

Barbara Walter wins art guild competition

Barbara Walter is winner of the Show and Tell competition of the Transylvania Art Guild at the September meeting.

Walter is also designated Artist of the Month by the guild, and her work will be on display in the reading area of the Transylvania County Library through Oct. 2.

Second place in the competition was won by Shirl Thomas, and third place went to Joe Bennett.

The Show and Tell event is a monthly competition, in which members enter their artwork. Most of the competitions require all entries to be on the same theme. The winners are chosen by votes from the members.

The program for the September meeting was provided by Sue Byrne Russell, noted local artist, who did one of her popular sessions of critiquing members' paintings.

The Transylvania Art Guild is an association of persons interested in visual art who meet at 1 p.m. the first Thursday of the month in the Transylvania County Parks and Recreation Center, off Ecusta Road behind Pisgah Forest Elementary School.

Each meeting features an experienced artist who presents a program on some aspect of painting. Meetings are open to the public. Call 828-885-2573 for more information.

ASHEVILLE

Writers' Workshop details contests

The Writers' Workshop at 387 Beaucatcher Road in Asheville has announced the following contests:

u Fiction: Submit a short story or chapter of a novel of 5,000 words or less. Multiple entries are accepted. All work must be unpublished.

Pages should be paper clipped, with name, address, phone and title of work on a cover sheet. Double-space, and use 12 point font.

The entry fee is $25 per story. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope for critique and list of winners.

Emailed submissions may be sent to writersw@gmail.com, with "Fiction Contest" in the subject. No cover sheet or SASE is necessary. The entry fee is payable online at www.twwoa.org. Deadline: postmarked by Oct. 30.

u 25th Annual Memoirs Competition: Submit a memoir of 5,000 words or less. Multiple entries are accepted. All work must be unpublished.

Pages should be paper clipped, with name, address, email, phone and title of work also on a cover sheet. Double-space, and use 12 point font. The entry fee is $25 per story. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope for critique and list of winners.

Make check or money order payable to The Writers' Workshop, and mail to: Memoirs Contest, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, NC 28805. Emailed submissions may be sent to writersw@gmail.com, with "Memoirs Contest" in the subject. No cover sheet or SASE is necessary.

The 2013-14 Blue Ridge Community College concert series begins with a performance by pianist Yuri Chayama at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 in Thomas Auditorium.

The program will feature works by Haydn, Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, and Toru Takemitsu.

Born in Yonago, Japan, Chayama has performed in the United States, Germany, France, Italy and Japan. She holds a master's degree from both the University of New Mexico and the Musikhochschule in Aachen, Germany; her doctorate is from the University of Arizona.

Chayama received major prizes in the Competition Internationalé in New Mexico and the Ibla Music Competition in Italy.

Admission to the concert is $10, payable at the door; admission for all students is $3.

Season tickets for the series of six concerts are $50. Proceeds benefit the college's Personal Enrichment Program.

Call 828-694-1743 or email marthah@blueridge.edu for more information.

ASHEVILLE

Reception Friday for Sligh exhibit

"Reading Dick and Jane with Me," an exhibition by Clarissa Sligh, opens with a reception at 5 p.m. Friday in UNC Asheville's Intercultural Gallery in Highsmith University Union.

Sligh also will speak on "Power, Privilege, Visibility" at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 in Highsmith University Union Grotto.

The Dick and Jane books, used to teach reading from the 1930s through 1970s, presented an all-white (until 1965) and culturally homogeneous environment, which Sligh says made her feel as a young girl that her family "must be an aberration."

In Sligh's exhibition, the children from her neighborhood, excluded from the Dick and Jane series, make their presence felt.

Sligh, who now lives and works in Asheville, describes herself as a storyteller who for more than 25 years has woven together the personal, political and historical in a variety of media including text-based installations, photographs and artists' books.

The exhibition, reception and artist's talk are free. Call 828-251-6991 for more information.

Community Orchestra starts rehearsals

The Community Orchestra of Hendersonville has begun the 2013-14 season. Rehearsals will be held at 3 p.m. Sundays at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 900 Blythe St., Hendersonville.

The fall concert will feature music of Mozart, Boyce, Dvorak, Krebs, Hudson, Vivaldi and J.S. Bach.

Andrew Rogelberg, a resident of Hendersonville, will be the featured soloist in the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21.

A composition by conductor Robert Hudson, "Serenade for Contrabass and Small Orchestra," will feature David Teague.

Of special interest will be the performance of a concerto by Antonio Vivaldi for two violins featuring two younger members of the orchestra, Ethan Park, a senior at Fletcher Academy, and Hunter Holbert, a sophomore at North Henderson High School.

The orchestra meets weekly and is made up of professional and amateur musicians who wish to perform great music while improving performance skills. No one is paid, and all concerts are free.

<p>BREVARD</p><p>Professor to compose work for symphony</p><p>Brevard College adjunct faculty member Jason DeCristofaro has been invited by the Symphony of the Mountains (SOM) to compose a work for the Symphony of the Mountains Chamber Ensemble. </p><p>DeCristofaro is the featured guest composer at the ensemble's inaugural concert today at Rocky Mount Museum in Piney Flats, Tenn. </p><p>DeCristofaro's composition, "Interplay for String Quintet," (the traditional string quartet format of two violins, one viola and one cello, with an additional cello added), will provide the finale for the concert. </p><p>The featured performers will include SOM musicians Sean K. Claire (concertmaster), Ilia Steinschneider (principal second violin), Gina Mashburn Caldwell (principal violist), Matthew Wilkinson (principal cellist) and guest cellist Jeanine Wilkinson. </p><p>"It is truly an honor to be invited to compose music for such a stellar ensemble," DeCristofaro said in a news release. </p><p>"I look forward to the opportunity to hear the notes of the 'Interplay for String Quintet' come to life!"</p><p>TRYON</p><p>Camera club to meet at TFAC on Tuesday</p><p>The Carolina Camera Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at in the Mahler room, Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. </p><p>At the meeting, members will take turns showing and discussing photos taken over the summer break. Vacation photos, photos you would like to show off or have questions about, or just some shots taken walking around town or on local trails will be reviewed and discussed. Bring up to 10 jpg's on a jump drive. </p><p>The club is open to anyone interested in photography. </p><p>Email rbruce1@ windstream.net or shields@trafford-flynn.com for more information.</p><p>ASHEVILLE</p><p>Beginning bluegrass classes offered</p><p>Beginner bluegrass music classes will start Tuesday at Log Cabin Cooking and Music Center, 111 Bell Road, in the Haw Creek section of East Asheville. </p><p>The classes are designed for novices wanting to learn bluegrass banjo, fiddle or mandolin. Teacher Wayne Erbsen is well-known for his ability to teach anyone to play a musical instrument.</p><p>Erbson teaches music at Warren Wilson College, is the author of almost 30 self-help music instruction books and is host of "Country Roots," a popular bluegrass and old-time music radio program on Asheville's public radio station, WCQS. </p><p>Call 828-299-7031, email banjo@nativeground.com or visit www.nativeground.com for more information about classes, registration, or instrument rentals.</p><p>BREVARD</p><p>Barbara Walter wins art guild competition</p><p>Barbara Walter is winner of the Show and Tell competition of the Transylvania Art Guild at the September meeting.</p><p>Walter is also designated Artist of the Month by the guild, and her work will be on display in the reading area of the Transylvania County Library through Oct. 2. </p><p>Second place in the competition was won by Shirl Thomas, and third place went to Joe Bennett.</p><p>The Show and Tell event is a monthly competition, in which members enter their artwork. Most of the competitions require all entries to be on the same theme. The winners are chosen by votes from the members. </p><p>The program for the September meeting was provided by Sue Byrne Russell, noted local artist, who did one of her popular sessions of critiquing members' paintings. </p><p>The Transylvania Art Guild is an association of persons interested in visual art who meet at 1 p.m. the first Thursday of the month in the Transylvania County Parks and Recreation Center, off Ecusta Road behind Pisgah Forest Elementary School. </p><p>Each meeting features an experienced artist who presents a program on some aspect of painting. Meetings are open to the public. Call 828-885-2573 for more information.</p><p>ASHEVILLE</p><p>Writers' Workshop details contests</p><p>The Writers' Workshop at 387 Beaucatcher Road in Asheville has announced the following contests: </p><p>u Fiction: Submit a short story or chapter of a novel of 5,000 words or less. Multiple entries are accepted. All work must be unpublished. </p><p>Pages should be paper clipped, with name, address, phone and title of work on a cover sheet. Double-space, and use 12 point font. </p><p>The entry fee is $25 per story. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope for critique and list of winners. </p><p>Make check or money order payable to The Writers' Workshop, mail to: Fiction Contest, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, NC 28805.</p><p>Emailed submissions may be sent to writersw@gmail.com, with "Fiction Contest" in the subject. No cover sheet or SASE is necessary. The entry fee is payable online at www.twwoa.org. Deadline: postmarked by Oct. 30.</p><p>u 25th Annual Memoirs Competition: Submit a memoir of 5,000 words or less. Multiple entries are accepted. All work must be unpublished. </p><p>Pages should be paper clipped, with name, address, email, phone and title of work also on a cover sheet. Double-space, and use 12 point font. The entry fee is $25 per story. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope for critique and list of winners.</p><p>Make check or money order payable to The Writers' Workshop, and mail to: Memoirs Contest, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, NC 28805. Emailed submissions may be sent to writersw@gmail.com, with "Memoirs Contest" in the subject. No cover sheet or SASE is necessary. </p><p>The entry fee is payable online at www.twwoa.org. Deadline: postmarked by Nov. 30. Call 828-254-8111 or visit www.twwoa.org for awards information.</p><p>Pianist Chayama starts BRCC concert series</p><p>The 2013-14 Blue Ridge Community College concert series begins with a performance by pianist Yuri Chayama at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 in Thomas Auditorium. </p><p>The program will feature works by Haydn, Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, and Toru Takemitsu. </p><p>Born in Yonago, Japan, Chayama has performed in the United States, Germany, France, Italy and Japan. She holds a master's degree from both the University of New Mexico and the Musikhochschule in Aachen, Germany; her doctorate is from the University of Arizona. </p><p>Chayama received major prizes in the Competition Internationalé in New Mexico and the Ibla Music Competition in Italy.</p><p>Admission to the concert is $10, payable at the door; admission for all students is $3. </p><p>Season tickets for the series of six concerts are $50. Proceeds benefit the college's Personal Enrichment Program. </p><p>Call 828-694-1743 or email marthah@blueridge.edu for more information.</p><p>ASHEVILLE </p><p>Reception Friday for Sligh exhibit</p><p>"Reading Dick and Jane with Me," an exhibition by Clarissa Sligh, opens with a reception at 5 p.m. Friday in UNC Asheville's Intercultural Gallery in Highsmith University Union. </p><p>Sligh also will speak on "Power, Privilege, Visibility" at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 in Highsmith University Union Grotto. </p><p>The Dick and Jane books, used to teach reading from the 1930s through 1970s, presented an all-white (until 1965) and culturally homogeneous environment, which Sligh says made her feel as a young girl that her family "must be an aberration." </p><p>In Sligh's exhibition, the children from her neighborhood, excluded from the Dick and Jane series, make their presence felt. </p><p>Sligh, who now lives and works in Asheville, describes herself as a storyteller who for more than 25 years has woven together the personal, political and historical in a variety of media including text-based installations, photographs and artists' books. </p><p>Sligh's exhibition at the Intercultural Gallery will display through Oct. 21. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and noon-6 p.m. Sundays. </p><p>The exhibition, reception and artist's talk are free. Call 828-251-6991 for more information.</p><p>Community Orchestra starts rehearsals</p><p>The Community Orchestra of Hendersonville has begun the 2013-14 season. Rehearsals will be held at 3 p.m. Sundays at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 900 Blythe St., Hendersonville. </p><p>The fall concert will feature music of Mozart, Boyce, Dvorak, Krebs, Hudson, Vivaldi and J.S. Bach. </p><p>Andrew Rogelberg, a resident of Hendersonville, will be the featured soloist in the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21. </p><p>A composition by conductor Robert Hudson, "Serenade for Contrabass and Small Orchestra," will feature David Teague. </p><p>Of special interest will be the performance of a concerto by Antonio Vivaldi for two violins featuring two younger members of the orchestra, Ethan Park, a senior at Fletcher Academy, and Hunter Holbert, a sophomore at North Henderson High School.</p><p>The orchestra meets weekly and is made up of professional and amateur musicians who wish to perform great music while improving performance skills. No one is paid, and all concerts are free. </p><p>Call 828-693-3081 for more information.</p><p>FLETCHER</p><p>'Mrs. Kate' to perform at Fletcher library</p><p>Recording artist "Mrs. Kate" Carpenter will share original family-friendly folk songs at 10 a.m. Sept. 28 at the Fletcher Branch Library, 120 Library Road, Fletcher. </p><p>Using puppetry, unusual instruments and stories, Carpenter interacts with the audience.</p><p>Carpenter is a featured artist at the Florida Folk Festival and has performed in more than 450 schools and libraries worldwide. </p><p>"Mrs. Kate" has recorded 10 original albums and two children's music videos, which will be available. </p><p>The free program is sponsored by The Friends of the Henderson County Library. Visit www.mrskate.com for more information.</p><p>ASHEVILLE</p><p>Cobb, Tavernier to play benefit concert</p><p>Dr. John Cobb and Christopher Tavernier will perform at 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at Diana Wortham Theatre, 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville. </p><p>The concert will benefit Ladies Night Out, a joint program of Mission and Buncombe County Health Department to ensure that every woman has access to a mammogram.</p><p>Cobb and Tavernier are preserving the musical lineage of Franz Liszt with this series of concerts of Liszt works performed by a two-piano ensemble. </p><p>Tickets are $12 for general admission, $10 for students and children. Call 828-213-1806 for more information. For ways to give, visit www.mission foundation.org/ways-give.</p>